Alpine DVA-9965R User Manual

7 Select any one of the preset numbers (1 through 6) by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press and hold the GlideTouch bar under the desired preset for at least 2 seconds. The adjustments are saved in the selected screen.

8 After setting, press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

•If MENU is pressed while adjusting or setting the items in the MENU mode, the unit returns to the previous selection screen.

•By pressing the GlideTouch bar under RETURN in the MENU mode, the unit returns to the normal mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the unit returns to normal mode.

Recalling the Stored Time Correction

Settings

1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds.

2 Select the Time Correction mode by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the Time Correction mode.

3 Press FUNC. or the GlideTouch bar to activate the preset mode.

4 Select any one of the preset numbers (1 through 6) by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the desired preset to recall the stored contents.

5 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

•If MENU is pressed while adjusting or setting items in the MENU mode, the unit returns to the previous selection screen.

•By pressing the GlideTouch bar under RETURN in the MENU mode, the unit returns to the normal mode.

Setting the MX Mode

MX (Media Xpander) makes vocals or instruments sound distinct regardless of the music source. The FM radio, CD, and MP3, will be able to reproduce the music clearly even in cars with a lot of road noise.

1 Press MENU.

2 Select the Media Xpander mode by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the Media Xpander mode.

3 Press the GlideTouch bar under ON to activate MX.

4 After setting, press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

5 Press SOURCE/POWER to select the source to which you want to apply MX (Media Xpander).

6 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds.

7 Select the Media Xpander mode by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the Media Xpander mode.

8 Select the MX level by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the desired level or OFF (Non Effect).

FM (MX level 1 to 3):

The medium to high frequencies become clearer, and produces well balanced sound at all frequencies.

CD (MX level 1 to 3):

CD mode processes a large amount of data during playback. MX takes advantage of this large data quantity to reproduce a more clear, clean output.

CMPM (MX level 1 to 3):

This corrects information that was lost at the time of compression. This reproduces a well-balancedsound close to the original.

DVD (Video CD) (MOVIE MX level 1 to 2):

The dialogue portion of a video is reproduced more clearly.

(DVD MUSIC):

A DVD or Video CD contains a large quantity of data such as music clip. MX uses this data to reproduce the sound accurately.

AUX (MX level 1):

Choose the MX mode (CMPM, MOVIE or MUSIC) that corresponds to the media connected.

If two external devices are connected, a different MX mode for each media can be selected.

9 After setting, press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

•To cancel MX mode for all music sources, set MX to OFF in step 3.

•Each music source, such as FM radio, CD, and MP3/WMA can have its own MX setting.

•On disks with both MP3/WMA and CD-DA,when the source changes from “MP3/WMA toCD-DA”or“CD-DAto MP3/ WMA”,MX-modeswitching may delay playback slightly.

•Setting to MX OFF sets MX mode of each music source to OFF.

•This function is inoperable when DEFEAT is set to ON.

•There is no MX mode for MW, LW radio.

•If an audio processor with the MX function (PXA-H701,etc.) is connected, its own MX processing is applied to the music source. Since the processor MX settings may not match the head unit, the audio processor needs to be adjusted. For details, refer to the Owner’s Manual of the audio processor.

•When entering RDS signals, the MX operation cannot be performed.

•“CMPM” is applied for MP3/WMA, WAV and iPod.

•If MENU is pressed while adjusting or setting items in the MENU mode, the unit returns to the previous selection screen.

•By pressing the GlideTouch bar under RETURN in the MENU mode, the unit returns to the normal mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the unit returns to normal mode.

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Other Functions

SOURCE/

POWER

TITLE Rotary encoder

MENU FUNC.

GlideTouch bar

Displaying the Text

Text information, such as the disc name and the track name, will be displayed if playing a CD text compatible disc. It is also possible to display the folder name, the file name, and the tag, etc., while playing MP3/WMA files.

Press TITLE.

The display will change every time the button is pressed.

The display in Radio mode:

PRESET No./FREQUENCY

PRESET No./FREQUENCY

↔

PS (Programme Service Name)

Radio Text*1

PTY (Programme Type)

The display in CD mode:

TRACK NO./ELAPSED TIME

TEXT (DISC NAME/Performer)*2

TEXT (TRACK NAME)*2

The display in MP3/WMA mode:

FOLDER NO./FILE NO./

FOLDER NO./FILE NO./

ELAPSED TIME

→

ELAPSED TIME

*

→

FOLDER NAME*3

ARTIST

NAME/ALBUM

NAME

4

FILE NAME

TRACK NAME*4

FOLDER NO./FILE NO./

FOLDER NO./FILE NO./

ELAPSED TIME

→

ELAPSED TIME

TRACK NAME*4

FOLDER NAME*3

FILE NAME

The display in DVD mode:

Chapter No./ Playback elapsed time

DVD VIDEO

The display in Video CD mode:

Track No./ Playback elapsed time

VIDEO CD

*1 If there is no receivable text message or the unit cannot receive a text message properly, the display shows “NO TEXT.”

*2 Displayed during playback of a disc with CD Text.

“NO TEXT” will be displayed when the CD contains no Text data. *3 “ROOT” is displayed for a root folder that does not have a folder

name.

*4 ID3 tag/WMA tag

If an MP3/WMA file contains ID3 tag/WMA tag information, the ID3 tag/WMA tag information is displayed (e.g., track name, artist name, and album name). All other tag data is ignored.

“NO DATA” will be displayed when an MP3/WMA file contains no ID3 tag/WMA tag information.

About “Text”

Text:

Text compatible CDs contain text information such as the disc name and track name. Such text information is referred to as “text.”

•Some characters may not be displayed correctly with this device, depending on the character type.

•The CD changer must also be CD Text compatible for the Text information to be displayed.

•When the Scroll Setting (page 40) is set to “MANUAL,” press and hold TITLE for at least 2 seconds to scroll the Text information only once (TEXT DISPLAY, FOLDER NAME DISPLAY, FILE NAME DISPLAY or TAG DISPLAY mode).

•“NO SUPPORT” is displayed when the desired text information cannot be displayed on this unit.

•The text or tag information may not be correctly displayed, depending on the contents.

•When external audio is interrupted (INTERRUPT is displayed), the time can be displayed by pressing TITLE.

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Blackout Mode On and Off

When Blackout mode is turned on, the display will turn off to reduce power consumption.

This additional power enhances the sound quality.

Press and hold FUNC. for at least 2 seconds to activate the blackout mode.

The display will turn off.

•If any button on the unit is pressed during the blackout mode, the function will be displayed for 5 seconds to show the operation before returning to Blackout mode.

To cancel Blackout mode, press and hold FUNC. for at least 2 seconds.

Setting the Multicolour Illumination

You can change the lighting colour of the following four buttons : SOURCE/POWER, BAND, g andf.

1 Press MENU.

2 Select the Multicolour Illumi. mode by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the Multicolour Illumi. mode.

3 Change the colour by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the desired colour.

BLUE ↔ GREEN ↔ AMBER ↔ RED ↔ (USER 1-6*)

4 Press SOURCE/POWER to change to the 2 lit Illumination mode.

5 Touch the GlideTouch bar, and select the lighting colour for the whole unit by sliding it to the left or right.

WHITE ↔ RED ↔ AUTO

•AUTO: As you change the colour of the illuminated buttons, their colour switches between RED and WHITE.

6 Press FUNC. or the GlideTouch bar to execute.

7 After setting, press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

*You can also use other colours if they have already been stored in the USER’S presets described below.

If you want to use colours other than the above

1 Press MENU.

2 Select the Multicolour Illumi. mode by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the Multicolour Illumi. mode.

3 Turn the Rotary encoder to select colours (1 through 512).

Each press of BAND advances the colour number by 30.

1..............

19

.............. .............. ..............

512

184

363

(Red)

(Amber)

(Green)

(Blue)

4 Select any one of the preset numbers (1 through 6) by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under the desired preset to store the adjustment.

•When settings are changed, old settings are overwritten. Make a note of the current settings before making changes. If the vehicle’s battery is disconnected, the settings will be cleared and will return to the factory settings.

Setting the language

The audio language, subtitle language and menu language can be set according to your preferences.

Once set, this becomes the default language. This function is convenient when you always want to listen in English. (Not all discs allow changing the default language. If not, the factory default language applies.)

Setting item: LANGUAGES

Further setting items: AUDIO / SUBTITLE / MENU

AUDIO:

Set the audio track language.

SUBTITLE:

Set the language of the subtitles displayed on the screen.

MENU:

Set the language used for the menus (title menu, etc.).

Setting contents:

S E T UP

L A N G U A G E S

A U D I O A U T O

S U B T I T L E A U T O

M E N U A U T O

AUTO 1 / ENGLISH / JAPANESE / GERMAN / SPANISH /

FRENCH / ITALIAN / PORTUGUESE / RUSSIAN / CHINESE / OTHER 2

Press 8,9,; or: to select your desired language, then press

ENT.

1 AUTO:

The disc is played with the audio language or subtitle language set as the priority language for the disc.

2 OTHER:

Set this to play the disc with a language other than one of the languages displayed. Press ENT. then use the number keys “0” to “9” to input the 4-digitlanguage code. Then press ENT. again. For the language codes, refer to “List of Language Codes” (page 58).

•If you change the language setting when the disc is inside, the setting is decided with one of the following operations.

-TurnOFF the main unit.

-Switchthe source on the head unit.

•To temporarily change the language of the current disc, either do so from the DVD menu or using the operation described in the section “Switching the Audio Tracks” (page 20).

•If the disc does not include the selected language, the disc’s default language is set.

•Languages set upon shipment from the factory: Audio language : AUTO

Subtitle language : AUTO Menu language : AUTO

•Press RETURN to return to the previous display.

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Setting the TV Screen

Use the procedure described below to set the output screen according to the type of TV monitor being used.

Setting item: TV SCREEN

Setting contents: 16:9 (WIDE) / 4:3 (LB) / 4:3 (PS)

•For some discs, the picture may not be set to the selected screen size. (For details, refer to the explanation on the disc’s jacket.)

•Press RETURN to return to the previous screen.

16:9 (WIDE)

Select this when connected to a wide screen TV. This is selected upon shipment from the factory.

4:3 LB (LETTER BOX)

Select this when connected to a conventional 4:3 size (normal TV aspect ratio) monitor. There may be black bands visible at the top and bottom of the screen (when playing a 16:9 size movie). The width of these stripes will depend upon the original aspect ratio of the theatre release of the movie.

4:3 PS (PANSCAN)

Select this when connected

to a conventional 4:3 size monitor. The picture will fill the entire TV screen.

However, due to the mismatch in aspect ratio, parts of the movie at the extreme left and right sides

will not be visible (when playing a 16:9 size movie).

Setting the Country Code

Set the country code of which you want to set the rating level (Parental lock).

Setting item: COUNTRY CODE

Setting contents: CODE

1Press 8 or9 to select “COUNTRY CODE,” then press

ENT.

“COUNTRY CODE” will be reset.

COUNTRY CODE - - - -

2Use the number keys “0” to “9” to input the 4-digitcountry code, then press ENT.

Example: Germany “6869” is input

COUNTRY CODE 6 8 6 9

•For the country codes, refer to “List of Country Codes” (pages 59 and 60).

•Each time you press CLR one digit is erased. PressCLR for at least 2 seconds to delete all digits.

•Press RETURN to return to the previous screen.

Setting the Rating Level (Parental Lock)

Use this function to restrict the viewing of movies to children of appropriate age levels only.

BITSTREAM: The digital output is switched automatically according to the type of audio signal being played.

Be sure to select “BITSTREAM” when you want to connect a digital audio processor and play Dolby Digital audio. “BITSTREAM” is selected upon shipment from the factory.

LPCM: The audio signal recorded on the disc is converted to 48 kHz/16 bit (for DVDs) or 44.1 kHz (for video CDs and CDs) linear PCM audio signals for output.

•If “BITSTREAM” is set when an external audio processor is not connected, no sound is output. Set “LPCM.”

•Press RETURN to return to the previous screen.

Audio output/Optical digital audio output

Disc

Audio recording

Digital output

Optical digital

Analog

format

setting

audio output

audio

(when a digital

output

audio processor

( RCA output)

is connected)

DVD

DTS

BITSTREAM

DTS Elementary

OK

Stream

LPCM

LPCM Encode

OK

2ch Down mix

(44.1kHz or

48kHz/16bit)

Dolby Digital

BITSTREAM

Dolby Digital

OK

LPCM

LPCM

OK

(48kHz/16bit)

Linear

48kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

PCM

16bit

or LPCM

(48kHz/16bit)

48kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

20bit

or LPCM

(48kHz/16bit)

48kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

24bit

or LPCM

(48kHz/16bit)

96kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

16bit

or LPCM

(48kHz/16bit)

96kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

20bit

or LPCM

(48kHz/16bit)

96kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

24bit

or LPCM

(48kHz/16bit)

MPEG2

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

or LPCM

(44.1kHz or

48kHz/16bit)

Video

MPEG1

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

CD

or LPCM

(44.1kHz)

CD

Linear PCM

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

or LPCM

(44.1kHz)

DTS

BITSTREAM

DTS Elementary

OK

Stream

LPCM

LPCM Encode

OK

2ch Down mix

(44.1kHz/16bit)

MP3

MPEG-1

32kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

Audio

16bit

or LPCM

Encode 2ch

Layer3

(32kHz/16bit)

Bit Rate:

44.1kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

32kbps-

16bit

or LPCM

Encode 2ch

320kbps

(44.1kHz/16bit)

48kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

16bit

or LPCM

Encode 2ch

(48kHz/16bit)

WMA

Windows

32kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

MediaTM

16bit

or LPCM

Encode 2ch

Audio

(32kHz/16bit)

Bit Rate:

44.1kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

32kbps-

16bit

or LPCM

Encode 2ch

320kbps

(44.1kHz/16bit)

48kHz/

BITSTREAM

LPCM

OK

16bit

or LPCM

Encode 2ch

(48kHz/16bit)

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Custom Setup

8

ENT.

9

RETURN

SETUP

Custom Setup Operation

• Custom Setup Operation is performed by the remote control unit.

The following 5 steps are common to each of the Custom Setup settings. Refer to the specific section for details.

1 Press SETUP before inserting a disc, or when in stop mode.

The setup menu appears on the monitor.

S E T UP

L A N G

U

A G E S

T V S C R E E N

1 6 :

9 ( W I D E )

C O U N T R Y C O D E D E –

6 8 6 9

P A R E N T A L

O F F

D I G I

T A L O U T

C U S T O M S E T U P

2 Press8 or9 to select “CUSTOM SETUP,” then press ENT.

3 Press8 or9 to select your desired setting item, then press ENT.

CUSTOM SETUP items:

CD PLAY MODE / VCD PLAY MODE / PAUSE MODE / DOWNMIX MODE

S E T UP

C U S T O M S E T U P

C D P L A Y M O D E

C D - D A

V C D P L A Y M O D E

P B C O N

P A U S E M O D E

A U T O

D O W N M I X M O D E

S U R R O U N D

4 Press8 or9 to change the setting, then press

ENT.

5 Press RETURN repeatedly until the SETUP mode is deactivated.

•When settings are changed, old settings are overwritten. Make a note of the current settings before making changes. If the vehicle’s battery is disconnected, the settings will be cleared and will return to the factory settings.

Setting the CD Play Mode

The unit can be set to play only the audio data or only the MP3/WMA files on discs containing both audio data and MP3/WMA data.

Setting item: CD PLAY MODE

Setting contents: CD-DA /COMPRESSED AUDIO

CD-DA:

Only CD data can be played

back.

COMPRESSED AUDIO: Only MP3/WMA data can be played back.

The initial setting at the factory is CD-DA.

•If a disc has already been inserted, perform the setting after you remove the disc.

•The setting cannot be carried out if an MP3 compatible changer is used.

Setting the Video CD Play Mode

When playing a Playback Control (PBC) enabled video CD, you can choose to set PBC ON or OFF.

Setting item: VCD PLAY MODE

Setting contents: PBC ON / PBC OFF

PBC ON: The PBC menu is displayed.

PBC OFF: The PBC menu is not displayed.

The initial setting at the factory is PBC ON.

Setting the Pause Mode

In pause mode, screen blurring may occur. To overcome this, set AUTO/FIELD/FRAME accordingly.

Setting item: PAUSE MODE

Setting contents: AUTO / FIELD / FRAME

If you experience blurring during pause mode, set to FIELD or FRAME.

The initial setting at the factory is AUTO.

Setting the Downmix Mode

This function applies to Dolby Digital, DTS stream sound.

Setting item: DOWNMIX MODE

Setting contents: STEREO / SURROUND ENCODED

STEREO: Stereo Downmix SURROUND ENCODED:Dolby Surround compatible

Downmix

The initial setting at the factory is SURROUND ENCODED.

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SETUP

You can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and usage. From the SETUP menu, choose from Sound Customizing, Visual Customizing, etc., to make your desired setting.

SOURCE/

POWER

Rotary encoder

BAND

g

f

GlideTouch bar

MENU

Setup Operation

The following 4 steps are common to each of the Setup functions. Refer to the specific section for details.

1 Press MENU.

2 Select Setup by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the

GlideTouch bar under Setup.

The main SETUP menu is displayed.

3 Select the desired item by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under your selection.

GENERAL ↔ TUNER ↔ AUDIO ↔ DISP (DISPLAY)

The SETUP menu of the selected item is displayed.

4 Select the desired item by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideTouch bar under your selection.

*5 Displayed only when the 2WAY/3WAY switch (page 68, 69 and 71) is set to 3WAY. This function cannot be selected when an external audio processor is connected.

*6 Refer to “Setting the Time Correction Unit” (page 29).

*7 Displayed when an Alpine external audio processor is not connected.

*8 Displayed when an Alpine external audio processor is connected. *9 Displayed when STOP is set with a disc inserted in the unit, or

when a disc is not inserted.

5 Change the parameter by pressing the GlideTouch bar under the setting desired.

6 After setting, press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

•If MENU is pressed while adjusting or setting items in the MENU mode, the unit returns to the previous selection screen.

•By pressing the GlideTouch bar under RETURN in the MENU mode, the unit returns to the normal mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the unit returns to normal mode.

General Setting

General is selected on the setup main menu in step 3.

Playing MP3/WMA Data

Setting item: PLAY MODE

Setting contents: CD-DA(Initial setting) / MP3/WMA

This product can playback CDs containing both CD and MP3/WMA data. However, in some situations (some enhanced CDs), playback may be difficult. For these special cases, you can select playback of CD data only. You can set for MP3/WMA playback only.

CD-DA :Only CD data can be played back.

MP3/WMA : Only MP3/WMA file tracks can be played back.

•Perform this setting before inserting a disc. If a disc has already been inserted, perform the setting after you remove the disc.

•The setting cannot be carried out if an MP3 compatible changer is used.

Sound (Beep) Guide Function

Setting item: BEEP

Setting contents: ON (Initial setting) / OFF

This function will give audible feedback with varying tones depending upon the button pressed.

Changing the Sound (Beep) Guide Pattern

Setting item: SOUND GUIDE

Setting contents: TYPE1 (Initial setting) / TYPE2 / TYPE3

Press this button to choose between 3 types of operation sounds.

•If you do not need operational beep sounds, set to OFF in “SOUND (Beep) Guide Function” (this page).

Turning Mute Mode On/Off

Setting item: INT MUTE

Setting contents: ON (Initial setting) / OFF

If a device having the interrupt feature is connected, audio will be automatically muted whenever the interrupt signal is received from the device.

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Setting Tone Defeat for External Devices

Setting item: INT AUDIO

Setting contents: ON / OFF (Initial setting)

When inputting external devices to this unit, turning tone defeat on will bypass EQ and MX, etc. Audio for external devices is output at the default setting.

Setting the AUX Mode (V-Link)

Setting item: AUX IN

Setting contents: ON / OFF (Initial setting)

You can input TV/video sound by connecting an optional Ai-NET/RCA Interface cable(KCA-121B)or Versatile Link Terminal (KCA410C) to this component.

You can change the AUX name display when AUX ON is set. Select the AUX name by sliding your finger on the GlideTouch bar to the left or right. Then press theGlideTouch bar.

If the KCA-410Cis connected, it is possible to select two AUX names.

•Via KCA-410C,up to 2 external devices with RCA output can be connected. In this case, pressSOURCE/POWER to select AUX mode and then pressBAND to select your desired device.

Setting the Digital Output

Setting item: OPTICAL OUT

Setting contents: ON / OFF (Initial setting)

To connect an optical digital compatible audio processor other than Alpine, the optical digital output must be set to ON.

•After input selection is completed, turn the ignition off and back on again. The digital output is set.

Setting the Digital Audio Processor

Setting item: AP SELECT

Setting contents: H510 / OTHERS (Initial setting)

According to the type of Ai-NETcompatible digital audio processor you are connecting, connect and change the setting as follows:

H510: When connecting the PXA-H510,select the H510, using the optical digital input connection to the DVD.

OTHER: When connecting other than the PXA-H510,select OTHER, and connect the optical digital input terminal to the head unit.

•After input selection is completed, turn the ignition off and back on again. Setting of the optical digital input switch is completed.

Tuner Setting

Tuner is selected on the setup main menu in step 3.

Adjusting Source Signal Levels

Setting item: FM LEVEL

Setting contents: HIGH (Initial setting) / LOW

If the difference in volume level between the CD player and FM radio is too great, adjust the FM signal level.

Audio Setting

Audio is selected on the setup main menu in step 3.

Subwoofer On and Off

Setting item: SUBWOOFER

Setting contents: ON (Initial setting) / OFF

When the subwoofer is on, perform the steps below to adjust the subwoofer output phase and level.

1Press the Rotary encoder repeatedly to select the SUBWOOFER mode.

SUBWOOFER → BALANCE → FADER → DEFEAT → VOLUME → SUBWOOFER

•If you set the 2WAY/3WAY switch (page 68, 69 and 71) to 3WAY, you cannot adjust the FADER mode.

Depending on the response characteristics of the speaker, care should be taken when setting the response slope of the high range speaker to FLAT in 3-waymode (see “Adjusting and Storing the Crossover Settings” on page 27), as speaker damage may result.

MAKER’S : As protection from possible speaker damage, FLAT cannot be set for the response slope of the high range speaker in 3-waymode.

USER’S : The FLAT setting is possible in 3-waymode.

•A message is displayed when the response slope for the high range speaker is set to FLAT in 3-waymode.